Beckman Laser Institute Celebrates 40th Anniversary

UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic (BLI) marked its 40th anniversary with a celebration filled with "the reflection, discovery, and camaraderie befitting an institution that has devoted four decades to advancing laser and optical technologies in medicine to improve the lives of patients worldwide."

The anniversary program included a mini research symposium, remarks by Director Bernard Choi and Provost Hal Stern, a conversation with Bruce J. Tromberg, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health, as well as presentation of special recognition gifts to Bruce J. Tromberg, faculty member and distinguished scientist Robert Brown and his wife Kit Brown, and Kaerie Ray and Esther Devanney of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, in honor of the Foundation’s "four decades of unwavering support." A reception and live laboratory demonstrations closed out the evening.

Read more about this special celebration in an article by Gabby Comfort (quote above) here.